About Melissa Campos
Melissa Campos Avelar is an immigration attorney based in Federal Way, Washington — She has been licensed to practice law in Washington since 2007. Her firm, Avelar Immigration Law, is located at 28727 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003-3223. Ms. Avelar earned her Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law in 2006.
During her time there, she served as the President of the Hispanic Organization for Legal Advancement and received the Access to Justice Institute's Above and Beyond Public Service Award. After law school, she worked as a Staff Attorney at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project from 2007 to 2009. In this role, she provided Know-Your-Rights presentations to detainees at the Northwest Detention Center and offered pro bono assistance in court. In 2009, Ms.
Avelar founded Avelar Immigration Law, focusing on various immigration matters, including asylum, citizenship, deportation defense, family visas, green cards, immigration appeals, investment visas, marriage and fiancé(e) visas, student visas, visitor visas. Work visas. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and is fluent in Spanish. Ms.
Avelar is committed to fighting for immigrant rights, aiming to achieve justice and equality for immigrants through each case she handles. Her dedication is evident in the time and energy she invests in her clients' legal matters.
